FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Fri Apr 12)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 P
                         Dan Thompson  |  -
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF G_Avila
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  DF G_Trauner
                           Marcano DF  |  DF J_Forlin
                           I_Jaime MF  |  MF S_Steijn
                          A_Varela MF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                            R_Baro MF  |  MF C_Forbs
                            Galeno MF  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                          M_Taremi FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                         F_Navarro FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                           Wendell SUB |  SUB B_Sosa
                         J_Sanchez SUB |  SUB B_Nieuwkoop
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB R_Zerrouki
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB C_Akpom




Min. 1  :(aja) J_Forlin with the nod to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Forlin flights it in! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes the catch! 
Min. 2  :(fcp) Z_Sanusi looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  F_Navarro receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Forlin wins the ball 
Min. 3  :(fcp) I_Jaime takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  I_Jaime with a little chip! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 3  :(aja) J_Forlin breaks free from F_Cardoso 
          ...  J_Forlin with a thundering volley! 
          ...  K_Nakamura is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 8  :(aja) B_vd_Boomen gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  A delicate header from G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 11 :(fcp) I_Jaime pushes it past J_Forlin 
          ...  I_Jaime with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  FC Porto take the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 12 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  F_Cardoso wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 13 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  A left-footer by B_Tahirovic! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_Mario searches out F_Navarro 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Navarro! 
          ...  A_Trubin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 14 :(aja) S_Steijn looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  But Z_Sanusi will cut out the threat 
Min. 16 :(fcp) Galeno takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 17 :(aja) I_Paixao holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 19 :(fcp) F_Navarro beats the defender 
          ...  F_Navarro shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin watches it sail wide! 
Min. 20 :(fcp) I_Jaime with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  I_Jaime with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 22 :(aja) S_Steijn off the woodwork! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze picks up the deflection 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Ajax have pulled level! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 26 :(fcp) J_Mario plays it forward to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 27 :(aja) G_Avila has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Nakamura! 
          ...  M_Taremi hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 29 :(aja) C_Forbs beats R_Baro 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Forbs with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura with the difficult save 
Min. 29 :(fcp) Galeno volleys it forward. He finds Z_Sanusi 
          ...  A_Trubin takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  The Referee immediately points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  M_Taremi is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  And that takes his record to 20 for the season!! 
          ...  That's put FC Porto in front! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Ajax...
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Forlin takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Sanusi 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But F_Navarro wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 33 :(aja) E_Garcia with the first time flick to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura stops that one easily 
Min. 35 :(aja) C_Forbs pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze is clean through! 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Varela 
Min. 36 :(aja) G_Trauner with a probing through ball G_Avila 
          ...  G_Avila with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura guesses right 
Min. 39 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the towering header to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Varela 
Min. 40 :(fcp) A_Varela with a one-touch layoff to M_Taremi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Tahirovic 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marcano crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin 
Min. 40 :(aja) I_Paixao runs into space 
          ...  Cleared by F_Cardoso 
Min. 41 :(fcp) A_Varela beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  G_Trauner with the block 
Min. 41 :(aja) E_Garcia with a reverse pass to I_Paixao 
          ...  Marcano brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 42 :(aja) G_Trauner cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Forlin 
          ...  J_Forlin with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grujic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Galeno 
Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Zerrouki 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 45 :(aja) I_Paixao looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  I_Paixao shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 46 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Navarro 
          ...  But G_Avila sweeps up the threat 
Min. 46 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze eases past J_Mario 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze tries the shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-1 Ajax

Min. 51 :(fcp) Marcano spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds F_Navarro with a lovely pass! 
          ...  G_Avila gets to the ball first 
Min. 51 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a penetrating pass to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao attempts a chip! 
          ...  It's beaten K_Nakamura 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 52 :(fcp) M_Grujic brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Navarro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Navarro must beat A_Trubin! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Ajax ...
Min. 52 :(aja) S_Steijn with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Grujic 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Paixao! 
          ...  I_Paixao with the overhead! 
          ...  K_Nakamura tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Forlin hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Trauner with the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Avila plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Nakamura 
Min. 54 :(fcp) Marcano beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Martinez 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Navarro 
Min. 55 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sosa 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Forlin 
Min. 58 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Varela a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 61 :(fcp) A_Varela feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Baro runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Baro throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Trubin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Trubin is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 61 :(aja) G_Trauner looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Forbs 
          ...  A left-footer by C_Forbs! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 62 :(fcp) A_Varela sidesteps E_Garcia 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Varela sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 64 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round A_Trubin 
          ...  He rounds A_Trubin 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-1 Ajax ...
Min. 67 :(aja) G_Avila jinks past A_Varela 
          ...  G_Avila hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  K_Nakamura goes down well to save 
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Taremi turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Taremi rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 69 :(aja) I_Paixao works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Steijn 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Steijn! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 70 :(fcp) J_Mario runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Jaime 
          ...  I_Jaime fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 71 :(fcp) A_Varela gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Marcano is unmarked 
          ...  Marcano runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  FC Porto 5-1 Ajax ...
Min. 72 :(fcp) R_Baro holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees I_Jaime in space! 
          ...  I_Jaime with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Trubin is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  FC Porto 6-1 Ajax ...
Min. 73 :(fcp) Marcano is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi is clean through! 
          ...  He just has A_Trubin to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over A_Trubin 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 77 :(aja) I_Paixao flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  T_Martinez with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 77 :(aja) R_Zerrouki picks out C_Forbs with the cross 
          ...  Marcano read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 78 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen beats F_Cardoso with absolute ease! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen cuts the ball back to B_Sosa 
          ...  B_Sosa with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  K_Nakamura never had a chance! 
Min. 80 :(aja) C_Forbs with an intelligent ball to G_Avila 
          ...  G_Avila sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Zerrouki with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Trauner 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 81 :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a bad back pass from Z_Sanusi 
          ...  Marcano stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 85 :(aja) S_Steijn finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  S_Steijn rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Nakamura dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Nakamura beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Paixao lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Nakamura easily catches it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(fcp) T_Martinez runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But G_Avila slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 92 :(aja) R_Zerrouki takes advantage of a mistake by Marcano 
          ...  He knocks the ball to I_Paixao! 
          ...  I_Paixao with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Nakamura moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Nakamura catches it with style! 
Min. 93 :(fcp) J_Mario lobs it over G_Avila 
          ...  J_Mario sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Trubin guesses right 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragao
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : I_Jaime (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Jaime (11,72), M_Taremi (29 pen,64), F_Navarro (52), Marcano (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Taremi (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mikauatadze
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Trubin (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       25
Off target           :           7        |       14
On target            :          12        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       19
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Final Score          : FC Porto 6 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Nakamura     GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  20  15   8  20 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  16
F_Cardoso      DF   1  19  14   2  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  12  11  29 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  58   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |  96   0   3   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  51  45  34
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  13  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  83
A_Varela       MF   1  14  19  11  31 |  96   0   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  11
R_Baro         MF   1  15  18  11  28 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  11
Galeno         MF   1   8  17  14  25 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   2   1   0   0  -5  -5  29
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  14  18  24 |  56   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  36  10  42
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sanchez      DF   1  13  11   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       MF   1  13  17   2  27 |  51   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  30  10
T_Martinez     FW   1   2  12  17  27 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Trubin       GK  24   1   1   1  23 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -51   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  20  13   8  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
G_Avila        DF   1  19  15  10  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  45   0  40
G_Trauner      DF   1  18  13   8  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   6  29  18
J_Forlin       DF   1  18  15   9  33 |  56   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  11  28
S_Steijn       MF   1   4  19  14  22 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  15  18   9  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  39
C_Forbs        MF   1   3  17  14  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  17  11  20 |  45   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  13
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  15  19  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  27
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  19  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  26  21
G_Rulli        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  10  23 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   2
B_Nieuwkoop    DF   1  14  13  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  17   6  20 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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